Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Software, Retail and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX rose 3.67%, while the MDAX index unchanged 0%, and the TecDAX index unchanged 0%.
The best performers of the session on the DAX were MTU Aero Engines NA O.N. (DE:MTXGn), which rose 7.73% or 15.05 points to trade at 209.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Airbus Group SE (DE:AIRG) added 6.50% or 7.08 points to end at 115.98 and RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) was up 6.07% or 2.290 points to 40.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Delivery Hero AG (DE:DHER), which fell 2.01% or 0.89 points to trade at 43.32 at the close. Puma SE (DE:PUMG) declined 1.40% or 1.16 points to end at 81.86 and BASF SE NA O.N. (DE:BASFN) was down 1.03% or 0.630 points to 60.430.
The top performers on the MDAX were Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) which unchanged 0% to 17.500, Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG) which was up 8.82% to settle at 8.130 and Freenet AG NA (DE:FNTGn) which gained 7.74% to close at 24.640.
The worst performers were Hella KGaA Hueck & Co (DE:HLE) which was unchanged 0% to 62.28 in late trade, Rational AG (DE:RAAG) which unchanged 0% to settle at 651.00 and Daimler Truck Holding AG (DE:DTGGe) which was unchanged 0% to 30.65 at the close.
The top performers on the TecDAX were Aixtron SE (DE:AIXGn) which unchanged 0% to 17.500, Freenet AG NA (DE:FNTGn) which was up 7.74% to settle at 24.640 and Suse SA (DE:SUSEG) which unchanged 0% to close at 24.00.
The worst performers were S&T AG (DE:SANT1) which was unchanged 0% to 14.59 in late trade, Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which unchanged 0% to settle at 24.990 and Bechtle AG (DE:BC8G) which was unchanged 0% to 45.770 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 629 to 83 and 56 ended unchanged.
Shares in RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) rose to 5-year highs; up 6.07% or 2.290 to 40.000.
The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was unchanged 0% to 34.69.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.63% or 12.05 to $1911.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 3.68% or 3.32 to hit $93.53 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 2.10% or 1.95 to trade at $94.94 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0% to 1.1312, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0% to 0.8321.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 96.112.